Health Equity | Improving Care for Older Adults
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$1.5 Million Grant Expands Penn’s Undergrad Minority Health Research Pipeline
NIA Funding Launches PARC and LDI’s New GEAR UP Program
Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
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Improving Care for Older Adults
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NASEM Report Calls for Sweeping Reorganization of Nursing Home Industry
Two LDI Senior Fellows Weigh in on Decades of Industry Shortcomings
Improving Care for Older Adults
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Leveraging Comprehensive, Community-Based Care Programs To Improve Care for Black and Latino Older Adults
The Program of All-Inclusive Care For the Elderly (PACE) Model Provides More Equitable Health Care While Helping Keep People in Their Communities
Our Experts
Meet LDI Fellows whose expertise relates to improving care for older adults.
Claire Regan, DNP, CRNP
- PhD Student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Jeffrey Jaeger, MD
- Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Guy David, PhD
- Allen B. Miller Professor, Health Care Management, Wharton School
- Professor, Health Policy and Medical Ethics, Perelman School of Medicine
Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
Bhavik Patel, MD
- Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
Olivia Mitchell, PhD
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School
- Professor, Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School
David Fischer, MD
- Assistant Professor, Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine
Ramy Sedhom, MD
- Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine
Improving Care for Older Adults Working Group
This working group brings people together to address questions relating to access, quality, and financing of care particularly relevant to an aging society and to disseminate related research. Care includes acute care, post-acute care, home care, caregiving, long-term services and supports, nursing homes, assisted living and other residential care options, hospice, and care received at the end of life.
Research Updates
Fixing Medicare’s Problem of Inadequately Coordinated Care
Penn LDI’s Amol Navathe Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Medicare Hospice – Exploding in Size But Riddled with Quality Concerns
LDI Virtual Panel of Experts Explores the Benefit’s Challenges and Potential
Medicare Payment Reform Saves Money on Surgeries But Puts More Work on Unpaid Home Caregivers
First-Of-Its-Kind Study Quantifies Cost-Shift from Health Care System to Families
Caregiver Mastery May Help Lower Anxiety For The Cognitively Impaired
A New Study Highlights The Effect Confident Caregivers May Have On Family Members
Timely Doctor Visits Linked to Better Outcomes When Patients Enter a Skilled Nursing Facility
Medicare Rules Need Updating to Ensure Patients Get Care When They Need It, New Study Suggests
Patients in Nursing Homes After Hospitalization Have Better Outcomes at Specialized Facilities
Death and Readmission Rates Are Lower but Stays Are Longer and Medicare Costs Are Higher
Long-Term Care Insurance Changes Employment Among Adult Children with Aging Parents
New Study Explores Its Social and Economic Impacts on the Family
Medicare Payment Policy for Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes
A Review of Current Policies and Utilization with Recommendations for Improving Value
Pa. Set New Standards on Nursing Home Staffing—Are They Sufficient?
Leonard Davis Institute Experts Weigh In on the Benefits and Challenges of Requiring More Direct Care in Nursing Homes